to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
novel; story; (work of) fiction
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
every month; each month; monthly
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (currency of Japan); circle
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate